WB: Kapil Muni Ashram's chief priest demands Centre to declare Gangasagar Mela a national fair

Dec 28, 2021

South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], December 29 : Chief priest of Kapil Muni Ashram in Gangasagar, Mahant Gyan Das on Tuesday demanded that...

West Bengal: Devotees throng Sagardwip during Gangasagar Mela on Makar Sankranti

Jan 15, 2024

As the auspicious Gangasagar Mela 2024 is underway on Sagardwip (Sagar Island) on West Bengal, a large number of Pilgrims thongs took baths at...

South 24 Parganas district administration "well prepared" for Gangasagar Mela

Jan 13, 2023

With an aim to facilitate devotees, visiting Gangasagar Mela-- largest fair after Kumbh Mela, the district administration has deployed police personnel to water ambulances...

Bengal: CM Mamata urges Central govt to declare Gangasagar Mela a national-level fair

Jan 04, 2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Central government to declare Gangasagar Mela a national-level fair.

Gangasagar Mela: Eastern Railway to run special EMU trains between January 12-17

Jan 10, 2022

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 10 : In order to facilitate the rush of pilgrims during Gangasagar Mela-2022, Eastern Railway will run 12 Galloping...

Gangasagar Mela 2023: Amid, Covid shadow, West Bengal government ramps up preparations

Dec 24, 2022

The West Bengal government has ramped up arrangements for the Gangasagar Mela, next year. The fair ranks as one of the country's top pilgrimage...